Aurora mayor Richard Irvin, center, presents five Aurora residents Friday, April 29 with their own trees in downtown Aurora in honor of Arbor Day and National Poetry Month. Recipients are, from left, Karen Christensen, Aurora poet laureate; Quentin Johnson, deputy poet laureate; Bill Chinetti, arborist; Anthony Stanford, deputy poet laureate; and Fermina Ponce, deputy poet laureate. City of Aurora government photo
